Just In : Commissioner kidnapped by armed Men
Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development in Benue State, Chief Dennis Ekpe Ogbu, has been kidnapped by gunmen.
The Commissioner it was learnt was kidnapped along Ado-Otukpo road in the State.
Ogbu was reportedly traveling to his Ado, home local government when the captors forced his Hilux vehicle to a halt at Adankari junction about 9pm and whisked him away.
It was gathered that while the Police have recovered the Hilux van, the whereabouts of the commissioner is yet unknown.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Catherine Anene, confirmed the incident to Daily Trust correspondent on telephone.
“Incident confirmed, we are on our way to the area, I will give you more information when we get there,” Anene said.
